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Charles Leclerc hails 'amazing' recovery to points after first lap off

Charles Leclerc praised an “amazing performance” as he and Sauber continued their recent run of form at Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix. Leclerc scored points in four of the five events preceding the sport’s visit to the Red Bull Ring, and his hopes of continuing such a run appeared slim after a gearbox penalty relegated him to 17th on the grid. Leclerc went off on the opening lap and fell to 19th position but gradually worked his way through the pack and profited from trouble elsewhere to take ninth. “Yeah it was great race for us,” Leclerc said. “We were not on the best strategy but to be honest everyone was on the same strategy as us or worse,...
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